Bocage s Aethomys vs Dotted Firefly

Aethomys bocagei compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bocage s Aethomys	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Aethomys	Lucidota
Species	Aethomys bocagei	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bocage s Aethomys and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bocage s Aethomys

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bocage s Aethomys	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bocage s Aethomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bocage s Aethomys

The Bocage s Aethomys (Aethomys bocagei) is a species in the genus Aethomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.